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Manaka has become my favorite protagonist of the school romantic harem because unlike other examples that are mentioned when referring to "characters dedicated to the reader to be projected on them" and that I find, to say the least, difficult, given that they are boys with characteristics that define a gallant (brave, attentive to their environment, pleasant) making any attempt at identification unsuccessful. Manaka is not like that.

He is socially awkward, he does not understand his feelings or those of others, he is unable to communicate to express what he genuinely thinks, much less act on it, and his bravery is only ... reduced to traces of genius. More if we name the reason for him to have several girls interested, they boil down to: A childhood friend, the tastes they share and how they support each other, how they connect with each other given their personalities once they are in trust, that instant of genius that allowed them to appreciate each other.

The compilation of reasons are coherent and do not build the prototype of a being too idealized to see him close, he is a guy who has been mostly an introvert but still has his moments, whose development will be to make those moments not the exception but the constant of who he wants to be. Not as a casanova, but as a young man capable of being considered as an example to follow and a source of pride for those he loves. Becoming a good man.

Of course, it is not that this discovery has been immediate, its development is about the reconciliation of his feelings and what he wants to do, since, as is normal in the context of the genre, the story takes place during high school, dreams and concerns about the future are constantly intermingled in their daily lives and only grow over the years. We will see him in the universal quest to find his goal and how he will get to that point, gaining peers who will be alongside him to reach that goal.

Fortunately the girls (the main ones at least) aren't just the sidekicks to the story's romantic misunderstandings. They are fully constructed and valid characters in their own right, they have dreams, fears and desires, how each one faces it is different from the others, which together with their personalities, makes them unique and courageous. It is the way each one of them faces their feelings, the way they clash with each other and have their resolution, that make up the backbone of the story.

Aya's journey, Tsukasa's discovery or Satsuki's endless will. And it is not only their individual values, the school club, that character of teenage stories that is omniscient, not expressed through dialogue but observations, that we are still aware of their presence. The evolution of the small film club dedicated to building that annual play to proudly display, also the place for racy romantic misunderstandings to the camaraderie banter typical of anyone who knows each other well enough.

The school dimension is pleasantly addressed, plus it lasted long enough to fully address all those years, valid what would have been a longer duration than it should. It is inevitable that in the farewell, if we had been involved even a little with their characters and experiences, we do not feel the bittersweet sensation of the end of the tender youth.

It is clear that there would not be so many compliments without the work of Mizuki Sensei in portraying a story with a distinctive stroke, facial expressions strongly marked in the softness of his lines, nor do I have to make an effort to remember them, that is the level of impression he is able to leave on readers. As it is also the rhythm of the story through its packaging closer and closer to nostalgia as it reaches the end, where it takes advantage of that school setting for frames of small memories made photographs.

I usually see it included in the classification of "Jump ecchi stories", and certainly, it has that spicy/fanservice touch, but it is not as constant or daring as other examples of the magazine that are included in that same line. However, I fully appreciate the design of the protagonist girls, they are fully beautiful while remaining earthy. Also to note how the voltage rises in those panels of physical contact, either by the awkwardness of the protagonist inherent to the genre or for reasons of the plot, the emotion that permeates the moment is transmitted.

And yet, someone will read this review and ask the white elephant "So why hasn't it transcended?" It's a shame that it will be condemned, barring a new anime that I don't think anyone is thinking of producing, to the "it was a hit at Jump" classification. The animated adaptation didn't have the best of luck and has simply been reduced to the manga niche, it's not as if the work had any reason to transcend, it's simply things done well, without innovating in any way.

It is the bad luck of those who are consistent without being special, which is still an unfair statement, because whoever gives it a chance, will be able to see in it that story that does not pretend to call attention, but gives the best of itself to its characters, in the midst of misunderstandings, statements, screens and memories. An ordinary youth.


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Manaka se ha convertido en mi protagonista preferido del harem romántico escolar porque al contrario de otros ejemplos que son mencionados al referirse a “personajes dedicados a que el lector se proyecte en ellos” y que me resulta, cuánto menos, difícil, dados que son chicos con características que definen a un galán (valientes, atentos a su entorno, gratos) volviendo cualquier intento de identificación infructuoso. Manaka no es así.

Es socialmente torpe, no entiende sus sentimientos ni el de los demás, es incapaz de comunicarse para expresar lo que auténticamente piensa, mucho menos actuar en favor de ello, y su valentía sólo se reduce a trazos de genialidad. Más si nombramos la razón para que tenga a varias chicas interesadas, se reducen a: Una amiga de la infancia, los gustos que comparten y cómo se apoyan el uno al otro, el cómo conectan entre sí dadas sus personalidades una vez están en confianza, ese instante de genialidad que permitió apreciarse uno al otro.

La compilación de razones son coherentes y no construyen al prototipo de un ser demasiado idealizado para verlo cercano, es un chico que ha sido mayormente un introvertido pero que aún si tiene sus momentos, cuyo desarrollo será conseguir que esos momentos no sean la excepción sino el constante de quien quiere ser. No como casanova, sino como un joven capaz de ser considerado como un ejemplo a seguir y fuente de orgullo para a quienes quiere. El convertirse en un buen hombre.

Por supuesto, no es que esté descubrimiento haya sido inmediato, su desarrollo es sobre la conciliación de sus sentimientos y que quiere llegar a hacer, dado a que, como es normal en el contexto del género, la historia se desarrolla durante la secundaria, sueños e inquietudes acerca del futuro se entremezclan constantemente en su cotidianidad y sólo crecen con el paso de los años. Lo veremos en la universal búsqueda de encontrar su objetivo y cómo llegará a ese punto, el ganar compañeros que estarán junto a él para alcanzar esa meta.

Afortunadamente las chicas (las principales por lo menos) no son únicamente el complemento a los malentendidos románticos de la historia. Son personajes plenamente construidos y válidos por sí mismos, tienen sueños, miedos y deseos, como cada una lo afronta es diferente a las demás, que junto a sus personalidades, las vuelve únicas y con valor. Es el camino en cómo cada uno de ellas afronta sus sentimientos, el que estos chocan con el de los demás y tienen su resolución, los que conforman a la columna de la historia.

El viaje de Aya, el descubrimiento de Tsukasa o la inacabable voluntad de Satsuki. Y no sólo son sus valores individuales, el club escolar, ese personaje de las historias adolescentes que es omnisciente, no expresado a través de diálogo sino observaciones, que aún así tenemos conscientes de su presencia. La evolución del pequeño club de cine dedicado a construir esa obra anual que exhibir con orgullo, también el lugar para malentendidos románticos picantes hasta las bromas de camaradería típicas de cualquiera que se conozca lo suficiente.

La dimensión escolar está gratamente abordada, además de que haya durado lo suficiente para abordar en plenitud todos esos años, válida lo que hubiera sido una duración más extensa de lo que debería. Es inevitable que en la despedida, de habernos involucrado aunque sea un poco con sus personajes y vivencia, no sintamos la agridulce sensación del fin de la tierna juventud.

Es claro que no existirían tantos halagos sin la labor de Mizuki Sensei en retratar una historia con un trazo distintivo, de expresiones faciales fuertemente marcadas en la suavidad de sus líneas, ni tengo que hacer esfuerzo para recordarlas, ese es el nivel de impresión que es capaz de dejar en los lectores. Como también es el ritmo de la historia a través de su enmaquetado cada vez más cerca de la nostalgia mientras llega al final, donde aprovecha ese escenario escolar para encuadres de pequeñas memorias hechas fotografías.

Usualmente la veo incluida en la clasificación de “historias ecchi de la Jump”, y ciertamente, tiene ese toque picante/fanservice, más tampoco es tan constante ni atrevido como otros ejemplo de la revista que son incluidos en esa misma línea. Eso sí, plenamente agradecido con el diseño de las chicas protagonistas, son plenamente guapas sin dejar de ser terrenales. También a destacar como sube el voltaje en esos paneles de contacto físico, sea por la torpeza del protagonista inherente al género o por motivos de la trama, se transmite la emoción que permea el momento.

Y sin embargo, alguien leerá está reseña y se preguntará el elefante blanco “Entonces ¿Por qué no ha trascendido?” Es una pena que será condenada, a no ser de un nuevo anime que no creo nadie esté pensando en producir, a la clasificación “fue un éxito en la Jump”. La adaptación animada no tuvo la mejor de las suertes y sencillamente ha sido reducida al nicho del manga, tampoco es como si la obra tuviera alguna razón para trascender, es sencillamente las cosas bien hechas, sin innovar en ninguna manera.

Es la mala suerte de quienes son consistente sin ser especiales, lo cuál sigue siendo una declaración injusta, porque para quien quien le dé la oportunidad, podrá ver en ella esa historia que no pretende llamar la atención, sino que da lo mejor de sí para sus personajes, en medio de malentendidos, declaraciones, pantallas y memorias. Una juventud cualquiera.

Ichigo 100% - 7/10

A guy who wants to find the girl of the strawberry panty, but actually he ends finding a lot fo girls, and he also wants to be a films director.

Story-6/10
Ichigo 100% has a weak story, but there are funny and memorable moments, other than that, the story was longer than the necessary and put some irrelevant caharacters in the end, but the final was really good, it was realistic about the main character's decisions and the girls' attitude, otherwise, the MC's dream had a good development, but was forgotten in various moments.

Art-7/10
The incial art was normal, there wasn't a huge difference between ... it art and the art of the contemporary mangas. But the art definitevely got better over the chapters, the female characters' design is the best point of the art, they are really beautifull.

Characters-7/10
The main character, Manaka Junpei, is the common MC of a romance and harem manga, his indecision is really annoying, is more annoying than the others MC of the genre.

Toujo Aya, is the character that I hate more, she is the common japanese beauty, shy, intelligent and kindness. Butshe has no attiutde and that's, for me, is really boring. The autor made everything to the readers like her, but I didn't fall for this genjutsu, She was unbearable from the star to the end.

Nshino Tsukasa, my favorite character, was just herself, she cares about the MC and everybody around her, other than that, she follws her own way , she fight for her dream and supported the MC's dream, and yes, she is the trully Junpi's love, all of her moments was memorable and exciting.

Satsuki, for me, was the second choice for Manaka, but the japanese and ocidental idea of a good girl is a little bit hard for accept her attitudes yet.

Yui was really funny and cute, she's one of the best childhood friend in manga.

Chinami is greedy and sometimes funny, but I didn't like her so much.

Misuzu is different and I like her.

Kozue is also shy, but she is funny and has a naughty mind, she's also very funny.

Manaka's friends, Sotomura, Ookusa, Kamiyama and maybe Amachi are not development, they are funny but no more than that, only Amchi that is teh perfect man for Aya, but she's too much innocnet to notice it.

Enjoyment-7/10
You can have fun in Ichigo 100%, but you also can get bored sometimes, but the manga final and some memorable scenes are the reason to you read the manga, the female characters are the best in this manga.

Ichigo 100%... Some of you may have stumbled on this manga from Pewdiepie, Daidus, or TheAnimeMan who also called it the best purely romantic manga of all time. First of, I didn't read a lot of manga as of yet, but I've seen a shit ton of romantic anime, and boy oh boy, if this is the best out there, romantic manga reading is going to be a rocky ride.

Art
Some new fans of the otaku culture might naturally want to stay at the more modern works, because the art might not really be appealing to them, and Ichigo 100% sticks a knife right ... into their foolish brains, because the art is gorgeous. For the degenerates out there, the ecchi scenes are beautifully portrayed, however you won't find any full on nudes in here.

Story
What I liked about the story was its dedication to the romantic genre. Character's in it don't really deal with anything else, ofc except for their future, but these troubles about the future neatly tie back to the romance pentagon. The always recurring curveballs keep you on your toes until the end, so you never know, which girl is going to end up with the protagonist. However, the main character's personality traits force the story to be extremely dragged out, boring, and tiring. Cliches aren't necessarily bad, but they have to be balanced, and lead up to something either unique or enjoyable, but this manga uses cliches to cause psychological pain to the reader. If you're not professionally trained to tolerate cockblocks, this manga is NOT for you. Cockblocks might be funny and can fit the story well, but this manga uses them so much, that the author probably ran out of the fun cockblocks, and had to use the cheapest of the cheapest ones (A flickering light?! How would that ruin a mood for 2 virgins?!). After probably 30 chapters I really wanted to drop it, but I grid my teeth and finished it, and I'm so glad I did. The ending is probably the most important, and god damn, did this manga deliver a good ending. I think that no matter what your opinion is about the majority of this manga, you'll feel satisfied at the end of it.

Characters
The main character is annoying. There's no doubt about it. Haters might say he's realistic, which might be true, but that still doesn't eliminates the fact that he's annoying, indecisive, and overall a pretty plain character, except for his passion for movies and desire to help others even if it means he'll get beaten up. Junpei is probably the main reason why the story was so dragged out. Even though he evolves a little bit at the end, he still remains the least evolving character in this manga. Which is a shame, since he's the main character.
The side characters however scored some bonus points. They're funny, cute, supportive in their own ways. They all steadily grow, and learn from their experiences, change their relationships, and eventually learn what it means to be more adult.

Overall
I understand this manga's influence in the manga industry. A lot of authors probably used Ichigo 100% as an inspiration, and a lot of now popular romance tropes might have been created here. That, the beautiful art, the satisfying ending and interesting supporting characters saved this manga from a low score. I wouldn't personally recommend this manga to new readers, but if you're an experienced otaku, give it a try. After all, it's a piece of history, and at the end, you'll be happy you finished it.